Ratliff Boon
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| In office December 5, 1818 – December 4, 1819 |
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| In office December 5, 1819 – September 12, 1822 |
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| In office December 5, 1822 – January 30, 1824 |
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Second Governor of Indiana
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| In office September 12, 1822 – December 5, 1822 |
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| Preceded by | Jonathan Jennings |
| Succeeded by | William Hendricks |
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| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1839 |
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| Born | January 18, 1781 Franklin County, North Carolina |
| Died | November 20, 1844 Louisiana, Missouri |
Ratliff Boon (b. January 18, 1781, Franklin County, North Carolina – d. November 20, 1844, Louisiana, Missouri) was the Governor of Indiana from September 12 to December 5, 1822, after Governor Jonathan Jennings' election to Congress.
[edit] Biography
Ratliff Boon was born January 18, 1781 in Franklin County, North Carolina. At a young age he moved with his parents to Warren County, Kentucky where he attended a public grade school and later apprenticed as a gunsmith.
In 1809 he moved to what is now Boon Township of Warrick County, Indiana. The county was organized in 1813 and he was appointed the position of County Treasurer. In 1816 he was elected to the first state legislature were he served until 1817. He was elected to the state senate in 1818 but resigned after winning the election to become Lieutenant Governor. When Gov. Jonathan Jennings resigned, Boon became governor of the state from September 12, 1822 to December 5, 1822. In 1822 he was re-elected as Lt. Gov. and resumed that position until January 30, 1824 when he resigned after winning the election to the United State House of Representatives.
He was elected as a Jacksonian and served in Congress from March 4, 1825-March 3, 1827. He was unsuccessful in his re-election attempt in 1826 but won again in 1828. He served in Congress again from March 4, 1829 to March 3, 1839. While in congress he was chairman of the Committee on Public Lands from 1835 until 1839. He again ran unsuccessfully for re-election in 1839. After his defeat he moved to Louisiana, Missouri the same year where he died in November 20, 1844. His interment is in Riverview Cemetery
Boonville, Indiana is named his honor.
[edit] Other Posts Held
- Warrick County Treasurer, 1813
- Member of the Indiana House of Representatives 1816-1817
- Member of Indiana Senate 1818
- Lieutenant Governor 1819-1822 and 1822-1824
- Member of Congress 1825-1827
- Member of Congress 1829 to 1839
- Served as Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Public Lands
[edit] External links
- [1] Biography from Indiana State Library
- Ratliff Boon at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
| Preceded by Jonathan Jennings |
Governor of Indiana September 12 – December 5, 1822 |
Succeeded by William Hendricks |
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